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Editing Exercise Level 2

The document contains an editing exercise with 4 questions that provide passages with incorrect words. The questions ask to identify the incorrect words in each passage and provide the correct words. Answers are provided that identify the incorrect words in each passage and give the correct word to replace it. The exercise focuses on correcting grammatical errors in the given passages.

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75% found this document useful (8 votes)
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Editing Exercise Level 2

The document contains an editing exercise with 4 questions that provide passages with incorrect words. The questions ask to identify the incorrect words in each passage and provide the correct words. Answers are provided that identify the incorrect words in each passage and give the correct word to replace it. The exercise focuses on correcting grammatical errors in the given passages.

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Editing Exercise Level 2

Q1: Find the incorrect words and their corrections and add them to the corresponding
columns.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Commonwealth golds medalist Heena Kumari _______ ________

used to watch her uncle repairs all kinds _______ ________

Of guns in her neighbourhood and development _______ ________

a fancy for it. When she picks up shooting _______ ________

In 2006, her family did not thinks that she could _______ ________

Represent the country or win the medal, but she _______ ________

proven everyone wrong with her skills. _______ ________

Q2: Find the incorrect words in the passage and correct them

Passage Incorrect Correct

It is true that a natural disaster was a natural process _________ _________

and we cannot stop it, but through making certain _________ _________
preparations,

we can reduce the magnitude of the loss to life or _________ _________


property.
First of all, we would reduce global warming which is the _________ _________

root cause from all the problems. We should _________ _________

also have insurance policies such that we have _________ _________

sufficient money to rebuilt our lives after any such _________ _________
disaster.
Q3: Solve the incorrect words in the following passage.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Although Martin Luther is considered to being an icon _________ _________

for racial equal, his work exceeds far beyond that. _________ _________

As a pastor, he worked to human betterment, irrespective _________ _________

of colour or creed. He believed in a word of the lord _________ _________

and implemented his virtues like kindness on his daily _________ _________
activities.
Q4: Find the wrong words in the passage and correct them.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Electricity is express by the amount of charge _________ _________

flowing through the particular area in unit time. Electricity _________ _________
is a necessity to modern civilization. It have invaded our _________ _________

lives or has become vital to many aspects of our society. _________ _________

It is a medium for the transmission to signals in _________ _________


computers,

cell phones etc. In industries, manufacturing rely on _________ _________


electricity

for drive virtually all moving parts. _________ _________

Answers

Q1

Incorrect Correct

Golds Gold

Repairs Repair

Development Developed

Picks Picked

Thinks Think

The A

Proven Proved
Q2

Incorrect Correct

was is

through by

or and

would should

from of

such so

rebuilt rebuild

Q3

Incorrect Correct

being be

equal equality

to for

a the
on in

Q4

Incorrect Correct

express expressed

the a

have has

or and

to of

rely relies

For to

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